Just a bit cooler today, particularly in the morning. A light SE wind
It was obviously a good day for Canada geese to be heading north:
82 Canada Geese in three flocks all following the exactly same flight line over Eardley Road. Another 2 came in off the Sea - David Kaye
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| Canada Geese flying north |
Janet saw 2 on the main pond at Middleton Nature Reserve plus at least 24 in one flock over to the north.
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| Canada geese |
So 110 seen over the recording area, more or possibly some of the same ones were seen to our south heading this way. This from Adam at Preesall:
Had 120 Canadas plus load of greylags north over the Preesall garden this morning. 80 odd of them landed mile or so out on the sea presumably you got these birds.
Also from Middleton Nature Reserve - Janet
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| Coot chick beginning to lose its downy plumage |
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| This Common Whitethroat took a caterpillar into a bush and returned with a fecal sac |
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| Roe Deer on the southern section |
Heysham Nature Reserve - Reuben
Clouded Yellow - on the plateau grassland
South shore - Malcolm 12:45 - 14:15
I did exactly the same walk as yesterday, but I was expecting more insects in the SE wind. There were more, but nothing outstanding
Foreshore
Painted Lady 2
Large White 2
Common Blue 4
Red Admiral 1
Seawall (first number out and the second back)
Painted Lady 9, 5
Red Admiral 5, 3
Small White 4, 0
Cinnabar 0, 1
Lighthouse to waterfall
Painted Lady 5 (total 21)
Red Admiral 3 (total 12)
Small White 1 (total 5)
Silver Y 1 (total 1 clearly yesterday's 18 were recent arrivals not residents)
The only dragonfly seen was a Four-spotted Chaser between the lighthouse and the waterfall
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| Four-spotted Chaser resting on the brambles along the Power Station perimeter |
Linnet 3 on Ocean Edge grass and 4 between the lighthouse and waterfall
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| Linnet feeding amongst the Sea Stork's-bill at Ocean Edge |
